Panel cutting machinery



Jan. 1, 1935. F. s. FARLEY ET AL PANEL CUTTING MACHI NERY 7 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Nov. 26-, 1930 FIG q/WI TNESW 7 e e V. M WWW 3 My m FL B Jan. 1, 1935 F. s. FARLEY ET AL PANEL CUTTING MACHINERY Filed Nov. 26, 1950 7 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTORS! rie G lV/zee J 1935. F. s. FARLEY ET AL 1,986,769

PANEL CUTTING MACHINERY fl w" I r zioyd I i I TTORNEYS;

Jan. 1, 1935. F. s. FARLEY ET AL PANEL CUTTING MACHINERY Filed NOV. 26, 1950 7 Sheets-Sheet .4

INVENTORS.

+/ Jmt @MWN B Jan. 1, 1935. s FARLEY r AL 1,986,769

PANEL CUTT ING MACHINERY Filed Nov. 26, 1950 7 Sheets-Sheet 5 WITNESSES INVENTORS.

' FIQZZCLS SfFaz'ieycfi L20 d 6. Wheeler TORNE YS.

Jan. 1, 1935. s FARLEY ET A 1,986,769

PANEL CUTT ING MACHINERY Filed Nov. 26, 1930 7 Sheets-Sheet 6 .220 j 111 FIG JZ Jan. 1, 1935. F. s. FARLEY El AL PANEL CUTTING MACHINERY Filed Nov. 26, 1930 7 Sheets-Sheet 7 Q INVENTDRS FranczsS.FarZe3 &

ZZo d G Wheeler @TORNEYS.

I Dun invention :relates to panel cutting: andflithe like, "and is ,concerned with; trimming, or cutting up'isheet: materialaito zdesired sizes, and shapes.

Wejaim-to do this conveniently, rapidly inexpenw i sively; and: with; the utmost economy ,of material;

Our invention is'adapta'ble and advantageousfor insulation building \boa'rd,homogeneousphard wood board, paper, wood and'fiberpuIp ,board,

, vantageswthatgcan berealized throughthe invenweneers; and other sheet materials thatqcan be sawedgor cut with grinding wheels. Variousadnon will: appear from our description hereinafter of a selected andpreferred embodiment. 1 :Inthe drawings, Fig; I is.a diagrammaticpplan View; of: a machine suitable for the purposes of, our invention, showing aboard to be cut approaching the machine, and also showing the; parts ofa partially outboard in the machine, cuts yet to be made being everywhere indicated by dot -ande I daish linesnxhwFigt II is a diagrammatic plan; view similar 1 to 'FigJ-I, zshowingthe,machine set to cut the board somewhat differently.

.' 'FigyIII; is a plan zview of a panelcutting ma;

' chinepon'venientlyembodying ourinvention, vrith certain "parts omitted. q ."Fig'. IV is a side elevation of the machine from the lowerfonfront sideOfFigJ-III. I 1 Fig.-'V is aside elevation front the igh and sideiof-Fig. IIL:

- Fig-:V'I is a fragmentarvside View, certain,

I parts in vertical section, illustratingone of the I sheet, material feeds of the machine andthe'as- Fig. ,VII is aside elevation of, the

sociated automatic stop mechanism V feed-chain shown in Fig; ona larger scale than Fig: VIII is a plan:iview corresponding to Fig.

VILwith certainparts in horizontalsection.

Fig. IX is aside view of one. of the saws with its driving motor: and associated parts, on alarger scalethan Figs; III, IV and V, with certain parts in vertical" section as indicated bythe line and arrows IX-IX in Fig; 11-" 'Figiux isia view similar' 'to X--Xin'Fig IX. e =Fig- XI is a side elevation of a portion of the machinenirom theyupper side of Eig.,IV,on a largenscale; with certain parts in vertical section,

and certainparts omitted to avoid confusion.

if FigL'XII-"is aycorresponding plan view, 5 with i certaincpart's horizontal section, and'certain parts'omittedpw V i a 1 FighXIIIis a; fragmentary. plan viewxof aiporition of Fi'g'. XIVfshowsa corresponding vertical section, taken as indicatedby the line and arrows XIV i e hehtet ef h e ma e trolled during the actioniof the cutters 20 21 V Fig; ix} a right angles to thatfigure, with certain parts in verticalsection as indicatedv by I the line and arrows the-machine, on a larger scalethanFig. h i cated-by dot-and-dash I Fig shows a verticalsection taken as ind rows, ,in;

ials milar sectiona v ew, takenas 1 The. male.

bedze i ab zfe ithe she tma er l- Si; .I-h st le s eq pp ,se /en is ees:-c t .2 12 5,e justable; along two; gadj acent sides -;of the table,

andii s p vided ,wit m ans h re er escribed) :forifeedme th sh et m t i itoa d acros -the t lei-i m o e etithe .W u ers de 3 towa d-the. hp s dene t e ac oss t e e tterisicl h; Asthe m t r l ad a eut ,:2 1an e ir d; c t Qah e de n th s fi ecti n 3:01 il eye znah t a se t con 1':E it-S ND?i qll te i w lvi l avin the a le e 'd r dts ahi ea ad t is econd i tie Qir; I f-t i mamm t e o a h et e rhnme listr isht S refln at the de re angl t o another; ndthe h e can ,be; divided; into any desired number, of pieces ormh w hi t aieht y uare ac u t n led s-e bum sim l s tiine er ih u ers 20:2

' .se l he 1s definitely con,-

the n; as -b means e e t anc ieed rie sfi '22 lo a e e s ih fmhti iandP i ih ntrance i cutters JO and of exit feed devices 23, 23 similarly associated, with the exit cutters 21,, so asto assurestraightnuts. Z I 1 Provision:may, be mad for; limiting the initial ,(lef twis'el travel of the sheet S or the portions into ,which it -is cut by the entrance cutters, 2 0 v as by astop bar 2d at the far side of the table, and also byintermediate stop means :correspondf lingto'the initialjdivision of? the board, shown as consisting of :a removable or. depressible stop or fence '25.- i- Tne employmentwof 1 such intermediate stop means 25 resultsaimamultipleor par: allel exit of the portions intqwhichthe boardyis initially-divided; permittingflthese: portionsto be differently .dealtwith at the exit cutters 21, which are arranged in'correSPQndiIl Separate groups. The tablemayalso be provided ig-.111 with; a

I guide stop 26 along its edge-oppositetheexitout- 1" -Y P1,. 1% 1 1 Figs]: shows aysheets'aap reaching the table from the right, and shows four of vthe, cutters 20 set to trim its endsiand -divide the sheet intoithree separate portions s, s, s ,-the cuts beingsindilinesextending in the 'direction or movementqgof the sheet-Si-represented b'ythe arrowyA i =Asheet- S? isfalso shown already trimmed and. divided-into, theaportionssg s2, s9,

, :n, eieshwnrrisli, iii, 111; iv an V1; comprises ;asuhstantia me tan cu in accordingly, it is shown depressed out of therwvay in Fig. I, so. that all the portion sf, js?, s leave the Fig. II is similar to Figll.rhutiillustrates ardib ferent cutting 'of the approaching I sheet-3ST. Three cutters 20 are shown set to ,trim its/ends arrow A. .On the table is shown a sheet already trim-med ated out i'nto the portions s, 9 ';'The portion s"-'-is shown against the "stop '24, and the portion s against the intermediate stop fence 25, winch --'is shown aisedi 1 -the--=1eft-hand exit,

three cutters 21 are shown set to --*trim the sides of the portion sf and divide it longitudinally along the dot-and-dash line in 'the direction i of the ars 'in fthe directionof arrows for these particular-cuts "are indicate'd by dotted lines fithactive cutters' be'ing in full lines. l Referring, now;- A more especially to *l 'igs'. III, IV, and -V, it'{will be-seeIi-that themeans for reeding tlieshe'et materiaI S acrossthe table from the entrance cutters '20 =omprise s a ;series -o'f fric tionalfsup orting' rolls 2'7, parallelingfl'the entrance rolls 22 at inte'rvals across -.the table, and. revolving counter-clockwise (Fig-*III). *These rol s-27mm not nedessarilyconstitute the entire table top; *but may be; supplemented-with flat intervening plates :28, -jalittle lower tha'nj the tops of therol-ls,td-sustainthin sheet materialbetween the rolls and assurethef-ront edge of asheet S feeding the mat rial s acros's the-t'bld-to *the exit feeds 2? and-cutters 21 extends hndpperates between eertain fof the "rolls 2*7, consisting of spro j etenamssowith do s -s- 1 ror engaging the reared of the'sh'eet-material S and-pushing it along; The sprocket chains30 extendfaround spr'ocketsj 32} on parallel driving and idle shafts 33 and 34,; 34,? extending beneath "the table top parallel with the exit rolls 23-;' arid' the dogs '31 project up through the slots'35' -in 'the' plates 28.

.Preferably, there are at least two of the sprocket chains 30 to eachportion in towhichfthematerial S *i sdi vided when it leaves the cutters'2i), and two pusher dogs 31, 31a to each chain, located half the ehainiength apart. The upper runs-of th''chainspreferabl-y rest-and travel on flat surfacsg'wl iile the-lower runs are al1owed to'sag'free'. The-shaft 33 may: driven-by' anelectric 'motor arrows T A! V They may'be'automatically' started and s-topped'at'the proper times-under the con"- trol of the 'm'ovement of' themateria'l :S, as now described:

As shownin'Fig"; m, the stop-24 is supplement "ed with a movableportionor'member'40, pivoted to the table-at i'li a-nd normally h'eld-ln thep'osi tion of Fig-: III by -a: helical compression spring table at the left-hand exit and grcup 'ofcutters- 42, so as to be engaged by the sheet S a little before it reaches the stop 24, and thus pressed back into line :with the latter. .The member 40 engagesthe-opera-ting arm -43 of a-switchmechanism 44 (Fig. VI), which is thus operated to start :;the motor 36 and the chains 30 as the sheet S reaches its limit of movement. As the chains 30 move;*-the'ir dogs 31 come up from beneath the tablear und the-sprockets 32, and two of them wengagezthe' rear edge of the material S that has .rbeemrestingiagainstz-the guide stop 26, and push it across the tableto the feed 23 of the exit cutters and divide it, into two portions'S and S along" 'the dot-and-dash line in the direction of :the

21. As the dogs 31-of the other chains 30 advance,- ;they eventually encounter anypiece of material S that is lying against the stop 25, and pushit along toward the cuttersi2l. iAsallthe dogs '31 reach the" sprockets 32 on the :shafts 34, 34, the dog3-1a of the EIeft-handchainBO .(Fig. III) encounters an' actuating crank arm '45 of the switchmechanism '44, and .thus "operates the l atter to'stop the motor 36,:finally slipping past firearm-4'5 and-coming to rest on the sprocket 32 o'f shaftf33 alittlebe'low the table top. Prefera'bl y, eachof the :dogsBl, 3111 has provisionsfor cushioning its impact against the edge of a sheet S, soas to'minimize the shock 'of startingthe sheet. As shown in Figs. VII and VIII, each dog 31 (or-31a) has:a contactsbar46mounted on shou'ldered plungers'47 that extend through bores in thwheads of a part '48 secured to :a body 49f that is mounted between the legs of special T-shapedilink plates 50 50, forming part of the sprocket-chain 30. Surrounding each :plunger. '47 in its bore 'is ahelical' compression spring 51, acting between the shoulder of the plunger and a corresponding shoulder at the end of the bore. Lock nuts 52 on the ends of theplungers 47 secure them in the part 48. a

A's' here shown (FigsIV, V, VI, etc.) rolls 2'7, plates 28, and the associated parts :are supported by a framework including uprights "5'3, horizontails 54, 55, diagonals" 56, and foot plates '57., interconnecting the uprights 53. The table may be supplemented or extended to support the approaching sheets S and the leaving panels, as by horizontal r'ol-l counters or sets of supply and delivery mus .53 gag-rigs. III, IV, and v.

The'rotary cutters2'0, 21 may be abrasive or shearing discs of any suitable type, according to {the -rrl'aterial to be dealt with, and are here shown as circular saws; They are directly driven byindiv-idual electric motors eomounted on carriagesdl which are movable on track plates or "ways 62 supported by I-beams 63, 63 attached to the foot plates 57 of the machine frame. As the saws 20am '21 and their associated parts and adjustments are just'the same, it will suflice to describe those for the saws 20. j shown in Figs. IV, V, IX and X, there are a plurality or feed screws or threaded. shafts 64 extending along the ways 62, one in threaded engagement with each of the saw carriages 61. Each carriage 61 has openings 65 (Fig. X) large enough to'clear the screws 64- of the other carriages,-'-which need'not, of course, be threaded their entire length. The end of each screw 64 is squared at 66, outside of the fixed thrust block 67 in which it is journaled '(Fig. IV), to take a crank handle for turning the screw. Each motor .60 with its saw 20 is vertically adjustable rel- 'ativeto' its carriage 61, so that any saw may be lowered out of action when not required to cut. As shown in Figs.IX and X, each motor 60 has two vertical guide rods 68 that-work in corresponding bores in the carriage 61, and also hasa base;lfiucthreaded stocitake ea ia ve'rtical 1 adjusting screw? irotatably zmounted. on the carriage I61. Eachzscrewa'lfl is :o 'eratedzrby a shaft 71 extendings along -the: ways :62, through? a; .worm 72 slide ably s'plined -roni the: shaft and a worm' gear 273 keyed? toithenscrew 70. The shaft? -7 1 and. the plainjilower'terid cof the "screw .70 are wjournaled in arz part. 7.4cextending across: the zinterioruofythe hollow carriage structure..61;:and;thea worm .72

isien'gaged between journal lugs 'lfiionthis part c514; ati' either :side ofwthe figear 1'73. :Each carriage 61 has openingsa'lfi largeienough: to'sclear the shafts ilrofithea .othencarriages'i The scr'ew.-'70

BBithroughtthe iniani opening in the. part .74.? The end of .each shaftii 'lliiis squaredrat= 18"(Fig. IV to :take ;a

crank handle minot shown).fifor=lturning the shaft.

:Asrshown Jini Fig.1 IX; .the motor-n60 can be. 1 adjusted relative: to its base' 69 by sliding its rods :bas nd can bewsecured bytsetscrewsv79: 11-

"riuAbov-e eachwmotor .60 a horizontal .shelf 80, withia clearance .-slot-; 81= f or the-{saw 20, :mounted on uprights 82 attached to the carriage 61."-i The .1 shelf ,80, therefore; moves :thorizontallv withfthe carriage. -61 :motor- 160; Fandsaw 1 20,;but do'es unot shift vertically with the motorandrthe.saw; 'Aioll ndiibhezfsawfzo'l1S1IQHCBISiIIQJOI' dust: guard 83, mounted ori-aibracketiarm 84* onxthe motor. base ;69;;.andextending "close; up to the shelf 80, when the saw 2011s :in: itsx-rai-sed. active position. .(Figs.

IXiand; -X).i.'- :"The guard 83' has a detachable side plate;85-.whose removal allows the saw; 20 to be removed. 'I'he guardi83 also hasa suction. outlet pipe'i'z86:,thatrtelescopesi with a pipe 87 having a curved; shield 1 .88:- at zits -mouth'; (Fig. N) "which shieldatravels on a isuction tconduit' 89. extending along-side:thej:ways'62. ,1 The conduit 89 has elongatedopenings; 90-adaptedto oVerlapthejpipe 81min: any. positionwof ::thei1 -latter'i;:within the required ran'ge'rof :adjustment ofi;eachfisaw 2,0. and tmbecovered-by the; shield asxvattallxtimes. As 1 shown ,:in: Figs. and N; ;:there --isa\ curved dust shield 91; extendingialongoveri each set of saws the drawingiaforitheisakeof iclearnessa :1 Referringzzt III; IV; XI and :XIL-lit v -will abeiiseen that 1 each of the feed devices 22,122 associated with-the, saws; :20 comprises apairgof co,- joperating lower, and. upper rolls I 95;. g9fi between 20, 21: this is omitted from the other figures of which :the sheet material -Sp'asses. g Theilower rollsi195. are journaledpin a.-hollow .jyoke structure .9'7-j;carriedby; ai pluralitv-of the frame uprights The trolls; 9.5, .195; are interconnected by .a "chain. .and; sprocket-drive 98, "and the righthand roll. 95. 3.15; driven by. an j electricmotor :(Fig. III). throughi,;reduction, gearing 101 and a chain andgsprooket; connection .;1 0,2.1,; To minimize deyoke structure 70 roll 96.;downwar tuponithe material s. Roller flectionofi -the1'=lower;-rolls,theyare provided :with intermediate :segmental; bearings ;103, ,Ii'igs. III,

and:. ,V;.-,.. The upperurolls 96,- 96 are ;movably mounted; so as toz ti -e avit nith ls e and-be driven byifrictionttherewith 126513116 sheet passes over the; positively driven lower rolls, 95, 95' As-here; showmeach end of each roll 96,:is .journaledninwone; end-of a short link 104 pivoted pression springalofi mounted in achamber in the 7'; assists gravity, in pressing the hear n s tor t e t l efiain hel nkifl in m z the pressure required tovcause;gthewrollpto turnj byfriction withgtheimaterialtaAs' shown in Fig. XL the, 1 lower wend ofl the spring; 106.. engages around a 1rounded-protuberance, 197 on' the link 10.4; while its? upper end engages I an rabutment screw 108 adjustable ringth'e: :structure 97." Pro vision may I be. made tforregul'ating the normal space :between. the rolls 195;. 96 ntoibej justa; little less than the thickness of. ther board S tobe cut;

by means of arlink rod @110? whose. lowerend is connected to the :linkw104'.byc-awuniversal:joint in the protuberance v107, and whoseoupper endLextends through the hollowiscrew 108.andis threaded to'take a pairof adjusting lock -nuts 111-. I This obviates excessive-1 pressure on thick sheets .and

allows .fof adjusting the-machine to takesheets ranging. from 1 5' to 2 "1. in thickness. 'As; shown in Figs. XL-and XlLCasloping defiector 113 is bolted to the'table plate 28'just beyond the second .pair of rolls- 95,296, to xdefiect the marginal trim s:from the sheet St-downward underthe tablecto any convenient pointworr means" of disposal. As showndnkFigszIII and XI, thesaw 20 at this side of thexitableisdirectlyvin line with the edgeiof .the' guide stop 26; so asstoengage the trulycut edgezofthesheet-S as -it,comes from the saw :and iguide: itsacrossi the table." As shown in Fig. III; there is a similar trim deflector 113 for be other side of the; shee't.aS-,'.;adjus'table by virtue .ofi'slots inxtheitable plate28;;2:1 x 1 H3." 1' .pAs s'hown inFigs. III; XLand XII, each end of each hollow) table roll 2'1ismo-unted'on a headed stud 115 which is in; turn mounted'win a bracket 116 attached-to theframe mernberg54. if Ball bearings 1 HT are 1 providedaround :the head of the stud 115, j in the; recess of .a hollow member 118 secured in the endof'thehollowrdllfllr Around I theshank of the. studt115-is'; atdouble. sprocket member. ,119, secured tosaid'part: 118: The first roll 121L113 drivenifrom 'the adjacentfllower roll 95-zbya l Qchain and, sprocket connection 120, in-

cluding a cdou'ble' idlersprocket 1120a, and the rest .ofythe rolls 27 allyther waywacrossthe table are driven from lthe first one by a; series. of 1 simple 'chaifiarid sprocket" connections b, asshown in Fig: :III. 1 The-supper. runs of; thesechainand rectlyv connected together by coup1ings1121, 12-1,

andthusvall driven from a single motor 100. [As ShOWIiQin'fFigS. II-I, XIII, .XI V ,XV and XVI,

the stop fence25comprises .aseriesorrowmf rectangulari-plates 139 movable up' and down in pockets in a guide; box '13 1; {with a removable bottom, strip 132. Each of the members 1301 is yieldingly -urged "upward by a couple of :helical compression springs ,133, partly housed in holes irithe;member ,and having their lower ends socketed in depressions irrthe 'bottom.-1? 2; Each member 130 has" onaone side a stop. projection .134 adapted to; engage a; shouldermltolimit the upward movement of the q memberr130; and its projection above the table top; The members 130 an b d me r h n desir b a m b 6 whose, bevelled end;l37 co acts with a bevel 138 on the stop projection- 13$;of eachmember 130.

This cam ban; l-36 -is. longitudinally movable in t gu de 1- hov thep ie t on is ope a d b edscrew-.lqi hread d ou h. a

'head 141 on the bar 136, andjournaled in a bearinc 1 atthe an t c t uctur a1 1 m i a bsar neiiw a tashe to thezfr me; o t he, m

chine.'"'-I'he screw 140- may conveniently bevoper; ated by a handwheel 144 on its outer end (Figs. III; XIII and 'XIV) 1 In practice the length of stop: fence 25 projecting abovethe table should be made as long as possible without: interfering withthe"necessary/freedom of the sheet portion that is not to benstoppetl to'get :by. I.

When the-machine isin -operation,'the cutters 20'and' 21 and the feed rolls '22, 23 and 27zrun continuouslyg 'The rolls 2'7 do not'mark" or mar the sheets:S, however, even wherrthe sheetsare stationary at the stop-fence 24and 25; because in operation" the rolls 12'7 soon clean themselves and acquire-a highpolish. The like is true of the plates28and the saw shelves '80. j The sheets S'approach .over the roll counters or. conveyors58 at spaced intervals, and at a speed slightly" less than the-surface speedof the entrance feed rolls at 22', so that an'incoming sheet can never conflict with a sheet in the machine. Fora similar reason, the speed of the feed chains ,30 should be slightly less than the surface speedof the-exit rolls=23. The sheets are held firmly by theco-op crating rolls 95; 96 while being sawed,-niost or the" time both'in'front of and behind the saws. The right-hand entrancetrimsaw 20 (Fi g.-V) should always be in alignment with the guide stop 26 (Fig LiIII'); whereas the left-hand entrance trim: saw can'tbe adjusted as desired,xthe trim on-this-sideivarying accordingly. In both cases, the trimsis separated from the rest of: the sheet as it is cut The dust from'the saws 20, 21 is likewise removed at its verysource; I

The driving of the saws '20, 21 by individual motors 60 not only'results in a direct variation of the available motor power withvariationiih the number of saws'in-servicegandthus'gives abetter power factor, but alsoallows of easier accessand easier changing of saws, and adjustment of the numberhin service: -i. e., itavoids the complicationsand" labor encountered" with a plurality of saws mounted on a commonarbor, and the necessity of usingJsplit sawsz'iBy means'of the shafts 64 and '71, the sawszo, 21 can be'very convenientlyadjusted and. controlledifrom outside of the machiner 1 I flI-Iaving thus described our invention, we claim? 1:;-A machine of the character described, for trimming and cutting up sheet material into panels, comprising a table with sets of rotary cutters adjustable along two adjacent sides of the table andmeans for feeding a sheet from one of said sides across the table toward its opposite side, thus cutting it into separate portions in this direction-of travel, and for feeding one of such portions further than another; and means for subsequently feeding the sheet material across and 01? of the table over theother of said sides, sothat any or all of the portions may be'cut in their second direction of travel. W

2. A machine of the character" described, f

trimming and cutting up sheet material into panels, comprising atable with sets of rotary cutters adjustable along two adjacent sides of the table and means for feeding a'sheet from one of "said sidesacross the table toward its opposite side, thus cutting it into separate portions in this direction of travel; means for stoppinga portion of the sheet part way across-the table; and means for feeding the portions across and oif of the table at the other ofsaid sides, so that any or all of the portions may becut in their second direction of travel. 3. A- maohine of the character described, for trimming and cutting up sheet material into A' :machineof the character described, for

trimming andcutting up sheet material into pan elsycomjorising "a table with sets of rotary cutters adjustable along two adjacent sides of the table and means for feeding a sheet from one of said sides across the table toward its opposite side, thus cutting it into" separate portions in this directionofttravel; means. for stoppinga portion of the sheet part wayacross the table; means for feeding the portions across and ofi of the table at theaother of said sides,7so that any or all of 'theportions-may beicut in their second direction of itravelyi and means actuated by the farthest traveling piece for automaticallystarting the lat ter feeding'means. r

machine 1 of "the: character described, for trimming and cutting up sheet material into'panels, comprising a table with sets of rotary cutters adjustable along two adjacent sides of'th'e table? means for feeding the sheet material, fiat,

from onerof'said sides and sets of cutters across th'ertable asfaras .desiredtoward its opposite side, substantially regardless of shortness of the material in this direction, and means moving alwaysone way'for subsequently feeding the sheet material, fiat,"across andoff of the tableover the other of said sides, with a continuous movementand in definitealignment, also substantially regardless of shortness of the material in the direction first mentioned; so that the material may be'cut in' a definite way 'in'eithe'r or both directions of its travel, as it passes on and off of the a 6. A machine-of the character described, for trimmingand cutting up sheet material into panels; comprising a'table with sets of-rotary cutters adjustable along two adjacent sides of the table, means for feeding'the material from one of said sides" across the tabletoward its opposite side, means for'stopping the material in its travel and aligning'it for the secondset' of cutters, means for feeding the aligned material across the table to thes'e'cond set ofc'utters, and means actuated by the materialas it reaches'said stop means for starting the second-mentionedfeeding meansc 7. A machine of the character described, for trimming and cutting up sheet material into panels, comprising a table with sets of rotary cutter-s adjustable alongtwo adjacent sides of the table,'mea'ns "for feeding the material from one of said sides across the table toward its opposite side','rneans for stopping the material in its travel andaligningit for the second set-of cutters, means for feeding the aligned material across the to;- ble to the second set of cutters, and means inthe normal path of the leading comer of the sheet remote from the second set of cutters, actuated bysaid corner whenthe material is stopped and aligned-as aforesaid/for starting the second memtioned feeding means,

81 A machine of the character described, for trimming and cutting up sheet material into panels, comprising a' table-withsets of rotary cutters adjustable along'two adjacent sides of the table,

and stops alongthe other two sides; means for feeding the material across the table from one set of cutters, with its edge guided by the stop atthe adjacent table side, until arrested by the stop at the opposite table side; means for feeding the thus arrested material across the table to the second set of cutters; and means at the table corner between said stops forstarting the second mentioned feeding means, when actuated by the corresponding corner of the 7 material.

9. A machine of the'character described, for

trimming and cutting up sheet material into panels, comprising a table with sets of rotary cutters adjustablealong two adjacent sides of the table and rolls for frictionally feeding a sheet from one of said sides across the table toward its opposite edge, thus cutting it into separate portions in this direction of travel; a set'of co- 20 operating feed rolls front of and behind the second set of cuttersfor engaging both sides of the sheet material and thus positively control ling it during the action of these cutters on it sprocket chains extending and operating between the rolls for feeding the material across "the Itable to the initial feed rolls of the second set of cutters; ,means actuated by the farthest trav- V elling piece for automatically starting the sprockmaterial across the table to the second set of cutters.

11. A machine of the character described, for trimming and cutting up sheet materialinto panels, comprising a table with sets of rotary cutters adjustable along two adjacent sides of the table, and stops along the other two sides; rolls for frictionally feeding a sheet across the table from one set of cutters, with its edgeguided by the stop at the "adjacent table side, so thatit may be cut into separate portions in this direc tion of travel; a stop fenceeshiftable above and of these cutters on it; means for feeding the material across the table'to the initial rolls of the second set of cutters; means for starting said last-mentioned feed means actuated by the farthest travelling piece of material when it reaches for trimming and cutting up sheet material into panels, the combination ,with a cutting table of ways along the table; carriages on said ways,

with means for adjusting them individually therealong; a saw with a driving motor therefor and saw independently mounted on said carriage; a dust flue mounted on said carriage, and a dust guard around said saw having a telescoping connection with said flue and a side wall removable to permit removal of the cutter from its shaft.

13. A machine of the character described, for cutting sheet material, comprising ways and carriages thereon, with means for adjusting them individually therealong; rotary cutters with driving motors therefor on such carriages, independently adjustable up and down relative there-- to; dust flues mounted on such carriages; dust guards around said cutters having telescopic connections with said flues and side walls removable to'permit removal of the cutters from their shafts; and a dust conduit having "a sliding connection'with said dust fiues.

14. A machine of the character described, for cutting sheet material, comprising ways and car- .riages thereon, with means for adjusting them indivdually therealong; rotary cutters with driving motors therefor on such carriages, independentlyadjustable up and down relative thereto; dustfiues mounted onsuch carriages; and dust guards around said cuttershaving telescopic connections with said flues.

15. A machine of the character described, for cutting sheetmaterial, comprising ways and carriages thereon, with means for adjusting them individually'therealong; rotary cutters with driving motors therefor on such carriages, independently adjustable up, and down relative thereto; and dust guards around said cutters having 16, A machine of the character described, for cutting sheet material, comprising ways with a plurality of carriages thereon; rotary cutters with driving motors therefor on such carriages, adjustable up and down relative thereto; and means operable from an end of the ways for independently adjusting the several motors and their cutters up and down relative to their carriages, in any positions of the latter. ,17. A machine of the character described, f cutting sheet material, comprising ways with a plurality of carriages thereon; rotary cutters with driving motors therefor on such carriages, adjustable up and down relative thereto; means operable from an end of the ways for independently adjusting the several carriages along them; and means operable from an end of the ways for independently adjusting the several motors and theircutters up and down relative totheir carriages, in any positions of the latter.

18. A machine of the character described, for,

cutting sheet material, comprising a cutting table and'ways therealong; carriages individually movable along said ways, and provided with 'guidesextending substantially perpendicular to the plane of the sheet material on the cutting table; and rotary cutters with independent individual driving motors therefor on said carriages, independently movable up and down along said guides relative to their respective carriages and to said table.

FRANCIS S. FARLEY. G. WHEELER.

on each carriage, independently adjustable up and down relative thereto; a shelf over said motor 3 side walls removable to, permit removal of the cutters from their shafts. 

